Derek Sample - 31 Aug 2026 Form 4 Insider Report for Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. (PLAY)

Reporting relationship: Chief Accounting Officer
Issuer ticker: PLAY
Reported as of: 31 Aug 2026
Net transaction value: $0
SEC form: 4
Accepted by SEC: 02 Sep 2026, 16:15:05 UTC
Prior SEC filing: 25 Aug 2026
Source filing: View source filing
Reporting owner signature: Sherri M. Smith, Attorney-in-Fact

Key filing fact

Derek Sample filed Form 4 for Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. (PLAY) on 02 Sep 2026.

Key facts

This page summarizes Derek Sample's Form 4 filing for Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. (PLAY).
1 reported transaction and 2 derivative rows are listed below.
Accepted by SEC: 02 Sep 2026, 16:15.

Change

Previous filing in this sequence was filed on 25 Aug 2026.
Current net transaction value: $0.

Research use

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Evidence

Filed on Form 4

Ownership activity is grounded in SEC Form 4 disclosures.

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Reporting Owners (1)

CIK 0001945770 Primary reporting owner

Sample Derek

Relationship: Chief Accounting Officer
Address: 1221 S. BELT LINE RD., SUITE 500, COPPELL
Signature: Sherri M. Smith, Attorney-in-Fact
Signature date: 02 Sep 2026

Reported non-derivative transactions

Shares, units, or other non-derivative securities reported in this filing.

PLAY transaction

Common Stock

Award

Transaction value
Shares: +39,019
Change %
Price: $0.000000^*
Shares after: 39,019
Date: 31 Aug 2026
Ownership: Direct
Footnotes: F1

Reported derivative securities

Options, warrants, convertible securities, or similar derivative positions disclosed in the filing.

PLAY holding Derivative

Performance Shares SSS

No transaction description listed

Transaction value
Shares
Change %
Price
Shares after: 39,019
Date: 31 Aug 2026
Ownership: Direct
Underlying class: Common Stock
Underlying amount: 39,019
Exercise price: $8.97
Footnotes: F2

PLAY holding Derivative

Stock Option (Right to Buy)

No transaction description listed

Transaction value
Shares
Change %
Price
Shares after: 52,006
Date: 31 Aug 2026
Ownership: Direct
Underlying class: Common Stock
Underlying amount: 52,006
Exercise price: $8.97
Footnotes: F3

^* marks a reported price that did not pass the local price check.

Additional SEC filing notes

Filing notes and footnotes

Explanation of responses 3 footnotes

Footnote F1

Represents a grant of RSU's that will vest in three installments of 13,007 shares on August 31, 2027, 13,006 shares on August 31, 2028 and 13,006 shares on August 31, 2029.

Footnote F2

This Award shall be one hundred percent (100%) unvested as of the Date of Grant and shall be divided into three substantially equal tranches. Each Tranche shall be eligible to be earned and vest independently based on the Company's Same Store Sales performance during the applicable performance period.

Footnote F3

One Hundred percent (100%) of the Option that becomes earned shall vest in three substantially equal installments on each of the first, second and third anniversaries of the 2X Price Achievement Date.